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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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You could just make some out of some 1/8" stainless steel and tap whatever size screw hole in it. I used studs to mount a roof box on my bars since there is no room underneath the rails to put a clamp mechanism on. I don't know why the bars have to be right on top of the roof. Most racks I have seen, factory of not, have at least a couple of inches between the cross bars and the roof.

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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by perryg114
I don't know why the bars have to be right on top of the roof. Most racks I have seen, factory of not, have at least a couple of inches between the cross bars and the roof.
Ford designers wanted the X to fit in a "standard garage" so the roof rack was made as low as possible to get it under a 7' garage door opening.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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Still have them??
 
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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Do you still have them and if so how much?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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might be interested.how much?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 06:42 AM
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Year old post/thread. Try Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market
 
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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Found a use for mine...

I decided to upgrade my halogen light bar to LED. The old one was wide enough to bolt directly to the roof rack rails...this one was too narrow.

I set it up on top of the cross members (luckily I hadn't thrown them out yet) and found that the rubber feet lined up directly over the center slots on the cross members. The feet were too wide - until I reversed them and removed the rubber feet...made it bolt up perfectly.











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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 01:52 PM
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Nice....I'm gonna ditch mine and do something different though.
 
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